5 Years After Rushing to Mallorca’s Rescue, Will Rafael Nadal Step Up as Acapulco Reels From a Devastating Natural Disaster?

The current situation in Mexico has shocked one and all as it faces one of the worst natural disasters. Hurricane Otis made a destructive landfall, resulting in extremely high windspeeds and rainfall. It proved to be a devastating blow to the Mexican state of Acapulco, which was affected by this disaster. Acapulco is also home to one of the historic tennis tournaments, the Mexican Open. And one of the most successful players here has been Rafael Nadal. So the question lies in whether will he step up to save Acapulco from the grips of destruction.

Rafael Nadal has been a four-time champion in Acapulco, with his latest victory coming in 2022. In the past too, the Spaniard has stepped up to help a city get back to its feet following a natural disaster. Let’s find out if he can repeat it once again.

Rafael Nadal deeply is saddened by the state of Acapulco

The visuals of the destruction in Mexico have been doing the rounds on social media. Streets in the city have been flooded with water everywhere. Even the grand Acapulco tennis stadium is seen battling these floods from the hurricane.

Spanish legend, Rafael Nadal, also shared such visuals on his official Instagram handle. Nadal posted a series of pictures showing the destruction caused to the tennis stadium and one of the grand hotels in its vicinity. Further, in the caption, he wrote, “Sad seeing the images of the destruction caused by Hurricane Otis in the place where I played so many times. Courage and strength.”

The saddening post by Rafael Nadal gave an indication that he might step up to help Acapulco stand up again as he did for Mallorca back in 2018. That year, flash floods affected his hometown and killed at least ten people. Subsequently, Nadal joined other people to help sweep away the water from the affected areas. The videos of such a kind gesture by the Spaniard went viral on social media.

Not just Rafael Nadal, but others in the tennis community have also voiced their opinions on this matter. The likes of Brad Gilbert and Jose Morgado have commented on this.

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Tennis world prays for the speedy recovery

Earlier this week, the likes of Brad Gilbert, who is the consultant of Coco Gauff, and Jose Morgado, took to social media to voice their concerns on the destruction in Acapulco. Morgado shared a terrifying video on his official Twitter handle, showing the hurricane destroying the Acapulco streets and the tennis stadium. Additionally, he mentioned, “This is terrible to see,” in the caption of the video.

Further, Gilbert also penned down his opinion, saying, “Hurricane Otis makes historic Category 5 landfall in Mexico near Acapulco – FOX Weather i know a ways from Cancun hopefully everyone ok.”

As the destruction strikes Mexico, we need players like Rafael Nadal to step up in times of distress. The Hurricane has broken records in terms of destruction and prayers are going on for those affected.

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